LEADER 04010nam 2200721 450 001 9910813717303321 005 20221225235942.0 010 $a1-283-57133-1 010 $a9786613883780 010 $a0-300-18602-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300186024 035 $a(CKB)2670000000234170 035 $a(OCoLC)811005772 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10590958 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711670 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11454589 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711670 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10722804 035 $a(PQKB)10260333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421039 035 $a(DE-B1597)485678 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300186024 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10590958 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL388378 035 $a(OCoLC)923600184 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7024223 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7024223 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234170 100 $a20221225d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe parties versus the people $ehow to turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans /$fMickey Edwards 210 1$aNew Haven, Connecticut ;$aLondon, England :$cYale University Press,$d[2012] 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-18456-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [187]-192) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tOne. American Tribalism --$tTwo. The Disappearing Dream --$tThree. Reclaiming Our Democracy --$tFour. Drawing a Line in the Sand --$tFive. The Money Stream --$tSix. Government Leaders, Not Party Leaders --$tSeven. Debate and Democracy --$tEight. Rearrange the Furniture --$tNine. Rivals, Not Enemies --$tTen. The Partisan Presidency --$tEleven. Declarations of Independence --$tTwelve. Beyond Partisanship --$tThirteen. The Way Forward --$tAppendix: Citizen Initiative Information by State --$tNotes --$tSuggested Reading --$tIndex 330 $aAmerica's political system is dysfunctional. While this is a widely held view, it is a problem that-so far-has proved intractable. After every election, voters discover yet again that political ";leaders"; are simply quarreling in a never-ending battle between the two warring tribes, the Republicans and Democrats. In this critically important book, a distinguished statesman and thinker identifies exactly how our political and governing systems reward intransigence, discourage compromise, and undermine our democracy. He then describes exactly what must be done to banish the negative effects of partisan warfare from our political system. As a former congressman, Mickey Edwards witnessed firsthand how important legislative battles can devolve into struggles not over principle but over party advantage. He offers graphic examples of how this problem has intensified and reveals how political battles have become nothing more than conflicts between party machines. Edwards's solutions-specific, practical, fair, and original-show the way to break the stranglehold of the political party system. The Parties Versus the People offers hope for a fundamental renewal of American democracy. 606 $aPolarization (Social sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical parties$zUnited States 606 $aTwo-party systems$zUnited States 606 $aDivided government$zUnited States 606 $aDemocracy$zUnited States 615 0$aPolarization (Social sciences) 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aTwo-party systems 615 0$aDivided government 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a320.973 700 $aEdwards$b Mickey$f1937-$01618152 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813717303321 996 $aThe parties versus the people$93949716 997 $aUNINA